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English Plum Pudding -- 1890

This English Plum Pudding -- 1890 (Mary Litchfield Grimwood's) recipe uses All Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Cinnamon, Cloves, and Muscat Raisins Golden Raisins Or Box Sultanas. Serves 6. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 box
• 2 cup
• 6
• 4 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 1 box
• 1 lb
• 2 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Grease and flour six 1-pound coffee cans or pudding molds.

2. 2

   Sift the 4 1/2 cups flour with next 7 dry ingredients into a large bowl.

3. 3

   Mix together the suet, brown sugar, eggs and buttermilk.

4. 4

   Add the suet mixture gradually to the sifted dry ingredients, mixing well.

5. 5

   Add fruits and bread crumbs; mix until well-blended. (If batter is not stiff, stir in additional flour as needed.)

6. 6

   Divide mixture among prepared cans or molds, filling them half full. Cover each with a double sheet of waxed paper and tie down securely.

7. 7

   Pressure cooker: Place hot water in the bottom of a large pressure cooker/canner, using enough to reach a level just below the bottom of a steaming rack.

8. 8

   Place cans or molds on the rack.

9. 9

   Cover the pressure canner and steam the puddings 20 minutes with the vent tube (or petcock) open.

10. 10

    Then attach the automatic pressure control or close the petcock and cook for 50 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.

11. 11

    Remove the pressure cooker from heat.

12. 12

    When pressure is completely reduced, open and remove the puddings from the cooker.

13. 13

    Regular steamer: In a large stockpot or boiling water bath canner, add water to come up just below the bottom of the steaming rack.

14. 14

    Add puddings, cover and steam for 6 hours, adding water as necessary to keep from boiling dry.

15. 15

    To serve, slice and re-steam in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until hot, about 1 hour.

16. 16

    Serve with hard sauce and whipped cream flavored with brandy or the Wilson family's favorite sauce.

17. 17

    Straight from Merry Olde England" article in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier

18. 18

    Journal." Pg. C7. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

19. 19

    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Jim; 16 August 2007. www.fareshare.net